Bake-pan-supporting device



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April 20 1926.

@H101 waag April 20 1926- D. JAMES ET AL BAKE PAN SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed oct. 1,v 1925 2 SheetsfShee 2 w m n W f'ethe door as will hereinafter be more fully elucidated.

The bake pan supporting `member forming a part of the present invention is in the form of a wheel, the same being designated generally by the numeral 14. The wheel is preferably formed by taking the disc of suit- `able thickness and forming radially extendlng openings 15 therein so as to provide a central hub portion 16. A bolt 17 extends through the hub 16 of the' wheel 14 and through the bearing 9 on which the bake pan supporting member rests, the wheel 14 being of a relatively smaller diameter than the diameter of the enlarged central opening 6 formed in the rack 5. l

The wheel 14 is provided with tlie ratchet teeth 18 in the periphery of the lower portion thereof as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

Cooperating with the bake pan supporting member 14 is the ring gear 19. A ball bearing raceway 20 is provided between the peripheral face of the bake pan supporting member 14 and the inner peripheral face of the ring gear 19 so that the latter is free to revolve around the wheel 14 in themanner to be presently apparent.

The upper face of the ringgear 19 is `disposed below the upper/face ofthe bake pan supporting` member 14 as is clearly 'illus-4 trated in ig. 3, and the purpose thereof is to provide 4a means for supporting the bake pan out .of contact with the ring gear when in osition or resting on the wheel 14. i

he teeth 21 of the ring ear 19 provided in the outer` peripheral e ge thereof are adapted to engage the rack 4 in the manner as clearly illustrated inthe drawings. A. spring pressed pawl 22 is pivotally supported on the bottom face of the ring 19 and is l so adapted for engagement with the ratchet 18 as alsoclearly illustrated in the drawing. The operation of our improved device may be briefly stated as follows A bake pan containing the food to be i baked is placed on the supporting member or wheel 14 and the rack 5 carrying the bake pan supporting member will move rearwardly into the baking compartment 1 when the hinged door 2 is closed. Whenever it is necessary to watch the progress of the baking, the door 2 is swung downwardly to an open position simultaneously causing the 'rack 5 to move forwardly. The forward movement ofthe rack l5v will cause the ring gear 19 to rotate in onevdirection due to the teeth '21 Aof the ring gear being in engagement with the stationary rack 4. The rotation 'of the ring gear 19 during the forward sliding movement of the rack 5 will not cause the rotation of thev bake pan supporting member 14. When the door 2 ris swung upwardly to a closed position, the rack 5 will move longitudinally Vand rearwardly into the baking compartment l along the guides provide therefor. During the rearward sliding movement of the rack, the ring gear 19 will be caused to rotate in the reverse direction and simultaneously cause the bake pan supporting member 14` to also be rotatedA through the medium of the pawl and ratchet mechanism associated with the rin ear and bake pan supporting member. tion of the bake pan supportin wheel 14 will enable the bake pan and t e contents thereof to be rotated so that the food will not burn, and will furthermore be permitted to thoroughly bake.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing While we have shown ythe preferred em` bodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

- Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is 1. In combination with a bake oven in= cludin 'the usual bakingl compartment thereo and the hinged door associated therewith, of a rack adapted for slidable movement` in said baking compartment, means for connecting said rack to the hin ed door whereb the rack will slide forwar y and rearwar ly simultaneous with the opening and closing of the door, a bake an supe rotaporting member mounted on said rack,

means for rotating 'the same during the sliding movement of the rack in one direction, said last mentioned meanscomprising a stationary rack arranged on the inner wall of one of the sides of the baking compartment, a ring gear revolvablyassociated with the bake pan supporting member, the teeth of the ring gear engaging said stationary rack, and apawl and ratchet mechanism associated with the ring gear and bakeppain supber duringthe sliding movement ofthe rack 15 porting member. in one direction.

2. In combination with a bake oven in- 3. In combination with a bake oven including the usual baking compartment and cluding the usual baking compartment and the hinged door associated therewith, of a the hinged door associated therewith, of a rack adapted for slidable movement in said bake pan supporting device arranged in said 20 compartment, a connection between `said baking compartment, and means for autorack and said door whereby the rack will matically rotating .thedevice in one direc-r slide forwardly and rearwardly with respect tion simultaneously with the closing of the to the compartment, simultaneous with the door.

opening and closing of the door, a. bake pan In testimony whereof we aix our signa- 25 supporting member rotatably mounted on tures.

the rack, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism FREDERICK JAMES.

'for rotating sald bake pan supporting mem- DAVID JAMES. 

